> Microsoft motion to lock-in developers, now requiring a Microsoft account. I had a github account very soon after github was introduced. The github account w

> Microsoft motion to lock-in developers, now requiring a Microsoft account. I had a github account very soon after github was introduced. The github account was protected by public key encryption. A Microsoft account is much more intrusive. Microsoft wants two-factor authentication which requires personal information. The claim is that this adds additional protection but (a) this is open source and (b) the repo is already protected against modification by public key encryption.